State of Alaska FY2008 Governor’s Operating Budget

Component -- Interior-Aleutians Campus

State of Alaska FY2008 Governor's Operating Budget

University of Alaska Interior-Aleutians Campus Component Budget Summary

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Component: Interior-Aleutians Campus

Contribution to Department's Mission

The mission of the Interior-Aleutians Campus is to integrate lifelong educational opportunities with rural Alaska and Alaska Native communities, cultures and ways of life.

Core Services

The Interior-Aleutians Campus (I-AC) serves Alaska's Interior region, an area larger than France, and extends its service area to the Aleutians, a total area of about 200,000 square miles. In AY2006 I-AC served 661 students from this region. With the largest land base of any rural campus, the area served by I-AC includes 11 separate school districts; several state government service areas; and three regional Native corporations. This campus also serves an Alaska Native population that is culturally and linguistically very diverse. The six centers of I-AC provide local access to the University of Alaska system of postsecondary and continuing education, including certificates and degrees that allow rural Alaskans to continue their education and still live at home.

In AY2006 I-AC had students located in 48 of the 56 communities served. The campus strives to provide single site student support in addition to hub communities where I-AC has an actual presence.

I-AC is dedicated to providing a cadre of faculty and staff who, through teaching and research, are committed to providing opportunities for individual self-improvement in a rapidly changing technological world while maintaining the integrity of Alaska Native cultures.

I-AC believes in integrating comprehensive local college opportunities and facilitating dynamic growth in rural and Native communities. One way the campus is meeting this core service is with partnerships.

FY2008 Resources Allocated to Achieve Results

FY2008 Component Budget: $4,334,000

Personnel:

Full time

14

Part time

0

Total

14

Key Component Challenges

I-AC faculty are primarily term-funded and non-tenure track. Maintaining sustainable funding for program faculty ? and moving them to permanent positions is a challenge.

Information technology and connectivity continue to be a crucial need of I-AC, especially for students who are at ? single sites. At the heart of I-AC's dilemma is the geographic immensity of the service area, the diversity of

population within that area and the lack of reliable Internet or distance education modalities. Facilities and human resources to maintain I-AC in rural Alaska need to be part of the long term vision of UAF and ? UA. The new I-AC Master Plan, completed in 2006, outlines the need for two new facilities at McGrath and Unalaska. Scholarships that meet the unique needs of I-AC students and fund non-traditional education expenses are critical. ? I-AC has been successful in building student support into grants; however, a long-term scholarship program is needed.

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Significant Changes in Results to be Delivered in FY2008

The Governor's budget preserves the maintenance level of programs and services at the University; therefore, the proposed new position listed below is dependent on new program requests in the Board of Regents' operating budget request:

With the proposed Polar Science math position, I-AC intends to maintain its momentum in delivering developmental and college level math through continuity of faculty and innovation in distance delivery methods and pedagogies in math courses. Provide salary and benefits for one full-time, permanent mathematics faculty.

Major Component Accomplishments in 2006

Teaching and Learning for Student Success The Fort Yukon Flats Center expansion was completed with funding support from the Economic Development

Agency, Title III, NSF, and the University of Alaska. The expansion created new classrooms and a science lab. I-AC received a Title III renovation grant for the Harper Building.

Enrollment and Retention Through Title III, a pilot retention program was established to increase the number of Pell Grant recipients admitted

into certificate or associate degree programs. The retention specialist organized financial aid workshops at each of IAC's six rural centers and increased rural participation in events bringing financial aid information to rural areas that had limited access in the past. The retention program tripled admissions applications from spring 2004 to spring 2006, making more I-AC students eligible for financial aid.

Additional positive indicators of academic achievement, retention and graduation of I-AC students are demonstrated by having 50 I-AC graduates in both 2005 and 2006.

Community Engagement and Economic Development The Tribal Management program has been involved in several significant forms of community engagement.

Through a partnership with Chugach Regional Resource Commission and NOAA, I-AC has engaged the communities of the Chugach region, developing a new course in tribal natural resource management as well as holding a workshop in Tatitlek. A partnership between the I-AC Tribal Management program, Cooperative Extension Service, and the Department of Community and Economic Development has lead to the development of courses in rural utility management. This effort has resulted in the recent formation of a Council of Advisors, which includes representatives from communities that operate water utilities in rural Alaska. The Tribal Management program has also actively engaged communities by providing training opportunities and technical assistance in the development of tribal judicial systems, as well as by assisting the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission.

During FY2006, veterinary science community workshops were offered in eight rural communities, providing a total of 239 new credit hours to the campus.

The Construction Trades Technology (CTT) partnerships helped village community members get involved in construction projects by building new homes and renovating existing houses. 26 CTT students from the villages of Allakaket, Huslia, Tanacross and Circle earned a total of $330,000 during FY2006.

Faculty and Staff Development Sue Ellen Reed provided a learning styles workshop in October 2005 for I-AC faculty and staff. The workshop was

designed to expand knowledge of the Dunn & Dunn model of learning styles philosophy. The learning styles model is being used extensively at the Effie Kokrine Charter School (EKCS).

Statutory and Regulatory Authority

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No statutes and regulations.

Component -- Interior-Aleutians Campus

Contact Information

Contact: Pat Pitney, Associate Vice President Phone: (907) 450-8191 Fax: (907) 474-6682 E-mail: Pat.Pitney@alaska.edu

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Non-Formula Program:

Interior-Aleutians Campus

Component Financial Summary

All dollars shown in thousands

FY2006 Actuals

FY2007 FY2008 Governor

Management Plan

Component Expenditures: 71000 Personal Services 72000 Travel 73000 Services 74000 Commodities 75000 Capital Outlay 77000 Grants, Benefits 78000 Miscellaneous

2,382.6 297.0 275.7 192.8 26.4 110.2 0.0

2,672.6 384.0 460.5 165.3 60.0 182.6 0.0

3,067.7 384.0 474.4 165.3 60.0 182.6 0.0

Expenditure Totals

3,284.7

3,925.0

4,334.0

Funding Sources: 1002 Federal Receipts 1004 General Fund Receipts 1007 Inter-Agency Receipts 1048 University Restricted Receipts 1151 Technical Vocational Education

Program Account

1,543.1 1,192.1

101.8 347.7 100.0

1,600.0 1,362.3

150.0 812.7

0.0

1,600.0 1,728.8

150.0 855.2

0.0

Funding Totals

3,284.7

3,925.0

4,334.0

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